Miami, United States. – The Rafael Viñales Álvarez and Denis Peña Rivero, members of the Tunas team, left the official Cuban delegation that participated in the Baseball Champions League in America, held in Mexico City. The information It was initially disseminated By journalist Francys Romero and confirmed by the Cuban Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER) in its X account.
Both players broke relations with the Cuban Baseball Federation and with their team of origin, according to the INDER, which described their decision as a sample of “attitude that turns the back to the commitment assumed.” The Tunas obtained second place in the tournament, a result to which both athletes contributed before leaving the delegation.
Rafael Viñales, with 13 national series in his history, has been one of the main offensive referents of the tuneral team. According to specialized media data Full swingthe receiver and first base hit for .311, with 129 home runs, 542 driven races, 140 doubles and three triples. In addition, the Cuba team has integrated several times in international events. During the recent competition in Mexicoconnected several home runs that were key to the performance of the set.
For his part, Denis Peña, with eight national series, is described as “one of the best players of the Tunas”, and has worked mainly in the third base. According to Full swinghit for .299, with 45 homers, 216 driven, 83 doubles and five triples.
The dropout of Viñales and Peña occurs in a context of growing emigration of Cuban athletes, particularly in international events. Only so far in April, two other young athletes under 25 left official delegations: a free -style fighter identified as Jaime and the football player Maykol Girón, who emigrated to Spain. At the end of March, also fighter Roidmel Danger, of the Greco -Roman division, left the team during a stay in Mexico.
The phenomenon of the abandonment of sports delegations continues to be one of the main symptoms of the deterioration of the Cuban sports system, a reality that increasingly contrasts with official discourses on commitment and patriotism in sport.
